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Journal of Virology, November 1998, p. 8952-8960, Vol. 72, No. 11
Divisions of Cancer
Biology1 and
Human
Retrovirology,
Received 27 May 1998/Accepted 6 August 1998
Chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 are the primary fusion
coreceptors utilized for CD4-mediated entry by macrophage (M)- and T-cell line (T)-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strains, respectively. Here we demonstrate that HIV-1 Tat protein, a
potent viral transactivator shown to be released as a soluble protein
by infected cells, differentially induced CXCR4 and CCR5 expression in
peripheral blood mononuclear cells. CCR3, a less frequently used
coreceptor for certain M-tropic strains, was also induced. CXCR4 was
induced on both lymphocytes and monocytes/macrophages, whereas CCR5 and
CCR3 were induced on monocytes/macrophages but not on lymphocytes. The
pattern of chemokine receptor induction by Tat was distinct from that
by phytohemagglutinin. Moreover, Tat-induced CXCR4 and CCR5 expression
was dose dependent. Monocytes/macrophages were more susceptible to
Tat-mediated induction of CXCR4 and CCR5 than lymphocytes, and CCR5 was
more readily induced than CXCR4. The concentrations of Tat effective in
inducing CXCR4 and CCR5 expression were within the picomolar range and
close to the range of extracellular Tat observed in sera from
HIV-1-infected individuals. The induction of CCR5 and CXCR4 expression
correlated with Tat-enhanced infectivity of M- and T-tropic viruses,
respectively. Taken together, our results define a novel role for Tat
in HIV-1 pathogenesis that promotes the infectivity of both M- and
T-tropic HIV-1 strains in primary human leukocytes, notably in
monocytes/macrophages.
0022-538X/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Tat Protein Induces Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Type 1 (HIV-1) Coreceptors and Promotes Infection with both
Macrophage-Tropic and T-Lymphotropic HIV-1 Strains
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of
Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115. Phone: (617) 632-4688. Fax: (617) 632-4680. E-mail:
lhuang{at}mbcrr.harvard.edu.
Journal of Virology, November 1998, p. 8952-8960, Vol. 72, No. 11
0022-538X/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
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